Announcement of post-Rosh Hashanah meeting follows reports of tensions in Israel-Russia relationship over policies toward Syria

Reports say alleged Israeli strikes on Thursday killed four pro-Iranian fighters; no comment from IDF

Despite a report saying Biden gave Putin an implicit go-ahead to confront IAF strikes more forcefully, Moscow doesn't appear to be doing much more than sending anonymous signals

Russia lauds 'decisive victory' by Syrian dictator, rejects Western accusations of sham vote

Moscow's Defense Ministry says Tu-22M3 planes will take part in training missions; deployment marks first time since Cold War that Moscow has stationed heavy bombers in Mideast

New administration has raised other Middle East issues as priorities while indicating Syria is a matter for the United Nations to deal with

Pentagon says two strike jets dropped precision-guided munitions on facilities in Syria; Kataeb Hezbollah says one of its fighters killed; France says it 'stands firmly' with US

Authorities declare cemetery near Palestinian refugee camp a closed military zone, according to unverified report in Syrian media

Top diplomat meets counterpart Lavrov for first time since entering office; they discuss issue of Iran and its proxy terror groups across the region

IAF aircraft face increasingly difficult challenges in 'war-between-wars' against Iran, with more powerful air defenses entering region and actors increasingly willing to use them